Detectives: Nude man set own apartment on fire

By Eva Ruth Moravec :
December 10, 2012

A man was charged with setting fire to his own apartment just north of downtown last month.

Carlos Rene Tomasi, 38, was set to be booked in Bexar County Jail on one count of arson Monday evening. A judge set bail at $25,000.

A witness told San Antonio Fire Department arson detectives he saw a naked Tomasi empty a refrigerator in the community room in the apartment complex in the 400 block of Warren on Nov. 27.

The witness said Tomasi returned, still naked, to drag the refrigerator out, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. He reportedly pulled the appliance into his apartment, then covered it in clothing and set it on fire, the document states.

Another witness told detectives Tomasi knocked on his door yelling, “Fire,” and “I hate you,” and the witness saw smoke come out of Tomasi's apartment. Tomasi reportedly then was seen fleeing the scene, fully clothed, the affidavit states.

The fire was extinguished quickly and officials found an empty bottle of lighter fluid atop a pile of clothing, the affidavit states.